Nyankpa | |
Also Known As: | Yeskwa |
Nativename: | nyankpá |
States: | Nigeria |
Region: | Kaduna State, Nassarawa State |
Speakers: | 70,000 |
Date: | 2012 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Plateau |
Fam5: | Central ? |
Fam6: | Koroic |
Iso3: | yes |
Glotto: | yesk1239 |
Glottorefname: | Yeskwa |
5: | Nyankpa |
Nyankpa or Yeskwa (nyankpá) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. It sometimes appears in the literature as Nyenkpa, which is a dialect.
The main dialects are Panda, Tattara, Bede and Gitata (Buzi). The prestige dialect is Tattara, which is said to be the standard form of the language.[1]